Skeleton girdle.



J. A. ONDRAK.

SKELETON GIRDLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 23, 1912.

Patented July 21, 1914.

20.. must-Imam", 04 c.

UNITED STATES PATEN .OFFICE.

JACOBA. ONDRAK, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

. SKELETON GIRDLEL Specification of Letters ratent.

Patented July 21, 1914..

Application filed. July 23, 1912. Serial No. 711,081.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACOB A. ONDRAK, a

I citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, in'the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skeleton Girdles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to skeleton girdles, and its object is the production of a girdle that can'easily be adjusted and fitted to the body of the wearer, and maintain a uniform pressure against the wearer throughout its whole surface. To obtain these objects the girdle is preferably made of two essential members, although it may consist of a plurality of members. Each member consists of a pair or plurality of straps and an adjusting strap. The members are fastened together at one end with fasteners and the other ends of the members are all coupled together by a draw tape. The coaction of the adjusting straps with the other straps of all the members of the girdle causes it to adjust itself to the shape ofbody of the wearer.

' Figure 1 represents a front new of the girdle and a partial sectional View of a garment, Fig. 2 shows a top plan View of the girdle. Fig. 3 is a rear View of the girdle with a sectional View of a garment. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged top plan View of the end portions of the front of the girdle. Fig. 5 shows an enlarged top plan View of the end parts of the back of the girdle and Fig. 6 is an enlarged section of the girdle on the line 6, 6 of Fig. 2 slightly modified and a fragmentary section of a garment.

The girdle comprises a pair of members designated generally by the numerals 20, 21. Each of the said members consists of an upper strap 22 and lower strap 23. The said straps converge in direction from their cen tral portions toward their ends, the convergence of the upper straps being a little greater than the lower straps. The front end of the straps 22, 23 of the member 20 have connected thereto the tab 26 with a pair of socket members 27 of fasteners, and the front ends of the straps 22, 23 of the member 21 have connected thereto the tab 28 with a pair of head members 29 of fasteners that can be locked with said socket members. At the back of the girdle the straps 22, 23 of the member 20 have connected thereto the tab 32, and the straps 22, 23 of the member 21 have connected thereto the tab 33. The tab 32 has connected thereto the eyelets 35, 36, 37 and the tab 33 has connected thereto theeyelets 38, 39, 40. The straps 22, 23 ofeach of the said members 20 and 21 are connected by the guide braces 45,

that are each reinforced with a spring or resilient strip 46 which is preferably a strip of whalebone. Each of the braces 45 has an opening 47 in about its central portion and which openings constitute guide bearings for the adjusting straps 50 and 51. The

front end of the strap 50 has connected thereto the tab with the socket members 56 of fasteners, and the front end of the strap 51 has connected thereto the tab 57 with the head members 58 of fasteners that can lock with the members 56. The back end of the strap 50 has connected thereto the tab 62 with the eyelets 63, 64 and'the back end of the strap 51 has connected thereto the tab 65 with the eyelets 66, 67 A draw tape 70 runs so as to connect the eyelets 35,'38-37,.

40-35, 6638, 63-37, 67-40, 64t64, 66 and 63 67 constituting double adjust-able lacing between the four tabs 32, 33 62 and by a safety tape 75, which will hold the members of the girdle inplace should the draw tape 70 break.

The girdle may be attached to the garment 85 in any convenient manner, as by stitching indicated in Figs. 1 and 3 by the numeral 80. Supporting straps 81 may have' oneend of each fastened to the gar- 'ment' and the other end thereof may haye a socket member 82 that locks with a head member 83-of a fastener on the girdle.

To use the girdle the wearer adjusts the draw tape 70 to about the proper length, after the tabs 26 and 28 have been connected by means of their fastener. Next the adjusting straps 50 and 51 are located in proper position by locking two of the socket members 56 of the tab 55 with two of the head members 58 of the tab 57 The ing, in turn transmits it to straps 22, 23 of 7 The eyelets 36 and 39 are connected both members of the girdle. It Will be noted that the lacing automatically adjusts the lengths of its own members and all of the straps oi the girdle. The tension of all parts of the girdle being the same, it hugs the body of the wearer with even'pressure throughout all its parts.

Having described my invention What I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1s:--

1. Ina girdle the combination of a pair of members, straps for each member, means to connect the accompanying ends of the members, an adjusting strap for each member of the girdle, means to connect the latter straps and a safety tape connecting one pair of accompanying ends of the members of thegirdle.

In a girdle the combination of a pair of members, straps for each member, means to connectthe ends of the straps of one member With the accompanying ends of the straps of the other member, an adjusting strap for eachmember, means to connect the end of one adjusting strap With the accompanying end of the other adjusting strap, and compound lacing connecting all the other ends of all the straps. I

3. In a girdle the combinationof a pair ofmembers, straps for each member With the end ofv each strap for. one member detachably connected to the accompanying end of the strap of the other member, guide braces connecting the straps of each member, an adjusting strap. slidably supported on the guide braces of each member, With .the end of one detachably connected to the accompanying end of the other, and compound lacing connecting the other ends of all the straps.

4. In a girdle the combination of a pair of members, straps for each member, tabs connecting the accompanying ends of each of said straps of each member, means to connect one pair of accompanying tabs of said straps, an adjusting strap for each member of the girdle, a tab at each end of each adjusting'strap, a fastener connecting one end of one adjusting strap with the accompanying end ofthe other adjusting strap and a draw tape connecting both tabs at the other ends of the adjusting straps and also both tabs of the other straps of the members of the girdle adjacent to the tabs of the adjusting straps.

5. In agirdle the combination of a pair of members, straps for each member, tabs at the ends of each pair of the straps, means to connect each pair of accompanying tabs, guide braces connecting the straps of each member, a guide bearing formed With each guide brace, anj adjusting strap slid ably supported 1n the. guide braces of each member, avtab at each end of each ad usting strap, means to connect the end, of one adjusting strap With the accompanying end of the other adjusting strap and compound lacing connecting the tabsat the other ends of the adjusting straps with the tabs of the other straps adjacentthereto.

6. In a girdle the combination .of a pair of members, straps for each member, means to connect the ends of the straps of one member With the accompanying ends of the straps of the otherwmember, .an adjusting strap for each member, means to connect the end of oneadjusting strap With the accompanying end. of the other adjusting strap, and lacing connecting all the other ends of all the straps.

"Signed at the borough of Manhattan, in

the county .ofNe-W York and State of New York, this 19th day ofJuly, A. D. 1912.

JACOB A. ONDR'AK.

Witnesses:

A. A. ,DE BONNEVILLE, E. SUTHERLAND.

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